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Aim is to sample traits and phenological cues of up to 25 deciduous species; work involves flagging and tagging (small metal tags) 10-25 individuals of each species, collecting several leaves, seeds, and -- in fall, when plants are dormant -- cutting ends of branches to force in controlled environment settings (i.e., growth chambers at UBC). Plants are only pruned, we generally take less than 20% of total plant aboveground biomass; we have seen no negative consequences of sampling after 4 years of work in eastern forests.